Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-22
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A iittie Dispstch From the New Norh sun
That Caused uIgh JInhs In arorxiA

Little btspstch From the New Nork sum
That Caused aish Jinhs In Georgia
Atlanta Corr. n. Y. sun.
The fame which has recently encIrcled the
name of Mr.. Henry W. Grady recalls the fact
that he, like oliver Cro''-vn h,- s~a'.r-ca a
Legislature by his personal oy.......-a
1t was during the hot days of tho election
contest which made Grover Cleveland Presi.
dent that the incident occurred. The lecis.
ture was In session ut the time On the dsy
of the election the Hon. rotphar Pesgreen
forgot his usual charge, and devoted himsel I
to waiting for the returns. So great was the
interest in the result that the members were
invited by the Constitution people to spend
the night with them. la one OF the matn
editorlsl rooms was the telegraph table at
which was seated young operator from
New York named McGaviu. lie WAS sur.
rounded 10y tho editors and the Legislators,
who anticipated the words as tho operator 8
pencil placed them on paper As state after
state WAS placed To the credit of blaine or
Cleveland enthusiasm grew, ten Sc, and " lid
shouts went out upon the air. But despair
followed the Joy when the pivotal state of
New York wsvered In the balance, and when
the heavy mGorities from tho Republican
counties began To come in the Leg islators
picked up their hats and began to leave Ali
were discouraged save the worker at tho KEY,
who, for the hrst time, at n IN, looked up,
and ssid quietly
IT,
But all were gone save n dozen town boys
and Mr.. Grady.
"Here she comes" cried the operator, and
sure enough his pencil traced the lines " hich
showed that Westchester had overcome the
Republican majority which had been SO
prominent throughout the night in the Asso
ciated Press reports.
"D-----n the Associated Press II is doctor.
Ing the returns" shouted Don Bsln, Al
lanta's big hardware merchant ais there
no way for us to get the truth ="
w hat does The St,H say >" asked another
Its estimates are always correct"
IL was bN this time in the morning, and
the gray dawn began 10 creep into the win
do~s, pallng the electric lights. The opera
tor soon made his circuit with New York
and At twenty minutes past . the following
dispatch was received
"Ins NEn estimates from returns upor
which II Is willing to stake its reputation
that Grover Cleveland has carried New York
and that his msiority in the State will b,
l,lOO. TuE SUS."
To describe the scene which followed tn,
reading of this dispatch, the first news whlct
gave the victory to Cleveland, would be i'm
possible Grady, followed by his compan
| ions, rushed down the narrow stsiryays ant
in hve minutes had all the fire bells in towr
| ringing. thousands OF people rushed ou
ana Joined in the cheering. Bontires flare,
on every square. All were in a delIrium o
| loy save the colored people, who felt tina
| they were about to be returned into slavery
| The surgtng crowds xept growing larger anC
| larger and scenes similar to those descril q,
| occurred all day long.
In the capitol the members slowly too,
| their places They were sleepy irom thei
| late hours OF the night before. Speaker Lit
| tie called upon Chaplain Jones to open tn
| House with prayer Scarcely had tn
| "amen died upon the reverend gentle
| man 8 lips before a terrible commotIon wa
| heard in the outside hall. The door wa
| burst open, and the sergeant alarms wa
| pushed aside by about twenty men, who car
| ried long poles, each OF which carried a re,
| flannel shirt The leader, who was recoy
| niLed as Mr. Grady, had wrapped around hi
| shoulders United States flag. Quickly tn,
| party rushed down the centre aisle, W hile tn,
| members arose TO their feet in cousterpatio,
| AT this unhesrd-of invasion Of Legislative
| body. Mr.. Grady, ascending the speaker
tribune, Mr.. Little stepped aside, lesyin,
| upon his desk the gsvel, which was Quick
| seized oy the uneX pected Intruder. Rsppiul
| the gavel vigorously, Mr.. Grady said
In the name Of Grover Cleveland, presI
| dent OF the United States / declare this bod
| adj jOurued."
| BY this time the crowd from the outsid
| had entered the hall and mixed with tn
| members, so that ii was impossible to restor
| arder Recogniztng this fact, Speaker Littl
| accepted the unusual adjournment Tn
| crowd, with the red shirt men in the lead
| then invaded the governor Office, an d tax in
| Gov. Mcdaniel upon their shoulders carrie,
him to the steps of the court house, in whic
| building the Republicans had their head
| quarters There the governor made
| speech to as wild an audience as eve
| gathered on American soil. TheI reveller
| then applied matches to their strange ban
ners and thus burned up the bloody shirt